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Don’t judge a book trade by its cover – inside Fresno State Book Trade & Advice

In the busyness of being a Fresno State student, she had somehow lost her childhood ring and went into a panic. In a desperate attempt, she made a post on the Fresno State Book Trade and Advice Facebo... read more

Here’s why Israel loses no sleep over Islamic State

At first sight, it seems that Israel is just as preoccupied with the rise of Islamic State as anyone else. Israeli media report diligently on the extremist group’s assault on the Kurdish town of Koban... read more

‘Too Big to Fail’: Russia-gate One Year After VIPS Showed a Leak, Not a Hack

The sprawl of what we call “Russia-gate” now brings our republic and its institutions to a moment of great peril ... couldn’t be answered but really didn’t matter. I don’t right now see a way of absol... read more

More debunking of the ex-NASA 49 climate change deniers

Remember that embarrassingly bad letter written by 49 ex-NASA employees saying that global warming is a fraud and that NASA shouldn’t support it? Over at Scholars and Rogues, Brian Angliss tears it ap... read more

Skeptical about the NYT’s Mormon skeptic piece

I don’t know. Later we hear from Richard Lyman Bushman, a Columbia University historian and Mormon. We’re told that his book “Joseph Smith ... not just from outside but also from skeptics inside,” and ... read more

Life — if you can call it that — under Israel’s Iron Dome

As a New Yorker living in Tel Aviv while researching a book, I never thought I’d say that ... miss at least one of them — I’ve started a tally. So far, I’ve run inside a bunker or a stairwell 14 times ... read more

Giants deliver a lot of “odd” in the first half of another odd year, but they’ll take being in the hunt

I was asked to write a first-half state of the team assessment for the paper instead of a regular game story, so that’s what I’m posting here today, which is what I probably would have done on the blo... read more

A Drug Raid Goes Viral

As is evident in the Columbia video, from the perspective of the people inside the home that requirement is largely ceremonial. If you were in a backroom of that house, or asleep, it isn't at all diff... read more

What Non-Christians Want Christians To Hear

I want to be very clear that this is not a Christian-bashing book; it’s coming from a place that only ... I’m always grateful when such encounters conclude.”– K.C., Fresno “I don’t know whether or not ... read more

Don't let them snoop on your private information

A bill currently working its way through Parliament will ... When governments get involved in regulating things they don't understand, things tend to go terribly wrong. Getting into the insulation bus... read more

Monster Win Is Good For Energy Drink Makers and Consumers

Ominous-sounding lawsuits make for good headlines. Dismissals no so much. As part of its campaign against Monster, Morgan & Morgan had launched a website seeking potential plaintiffs to challenge the ... read more

As August approaches, the National League’s iron man keeps going Full Throttle

“Work hard and don’t complain,” Hunter Pence said. “That was the advice he gave me ... continues to amaze teammates as he approaches the one-year anniversary of a trade that brought him to San Francis... read more